Steve Palmer

Steve Palmer is a founding partner, president and chief investment officer of AlphaNorth Asset Management and currently manages the award-winning AlphaNorth Partners Fund, AlphaNorth Growth Fund and AlphaNorth Resource Fund. Prior to founding AlphaNorth in 2007, Palmer was employed as vice president at one of the world's largest financial institutions, where he managed equity assets of approximately CA$350M. Palmer managed a pooled fund, which focused on Canadian small-capitalization companies, from its inception to August 2007, achieving returns of 35.8% annuallized over a nine-year period, which ranked it No. 1 in performance by a major fund ranking service in its small-cap, pooled-fund category. Palmer earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Recent Interviews

Hard-Core Investors Found Real Resource Projects in a Vancouver Conference Center (6/8/15) When the market bears are growling, contemplating a trip to a showcase of the companies currently in the grip of that punishment can seem daunting, but resource experts say now is exactly the time hard-core investors need to be out talking to management, hearing their stories and figuring out which companies will be on top when the good times come. The Gold Report spoke to some of the experts at the recent Metals Forum and Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment conferences, who shared some of the nuggets they gleaned from the podium and exhibit hall.

Are You Ready for the January Effect? (1/6/15) As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect. After the year we have seen in the natural resources space, The Mining Report checked in with sector experts to find out whether they are expecting this traditional gift, how they are preparing for it and what companies could benefit.

Recent Quotes

"BBI has just finished drilling two high-impact wells; its odds of success are quite high."
(3/5/15)
Blackbird Energy Inc.
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The Energy Report Interview with Steve Palmer
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"I look for companies with growth potential, such as MMT, which is getting very significant results at the wellhead."
(11/12/13)
Mart Resources Inc.
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The Metals Report Interview with Steve Palmer
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"LLG is run by a very experienced team that has been getting good drill results at its project in Quebec."
(11/12/13)
Mason Graphite Inc.
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The Metals Report Interview with Steve Palmer
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